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The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
The Coming Plague Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
Author: Laurie Garrett
The world has, rapidly, become much more vulnerable to the eruption and, more critically, to the widespread and even global spread of both new and old infectious diseases. This new and heightened vulnerability is not mysterious. The dramatic increases in worldwide movement of people, goods, and ideas is the driving force behind the globalization...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780374126469
ISBN-10: 0374126461
Publication Date: 10/1994
Pages: 750
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4.1 stars, based on 14 ratings
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 1
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 tish avatar reviewed The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance on + 384 more book reviews
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YIKES!!!! this is a long and heavy (both in book weight and weighty issues)
it might be a little dated now but i think it will stand the test of time.
Plagues and new diseases, i believe we may be living in the times she has described.
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 reviewed The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance on + 149 more book reviews
I have read three books by this author and each one has been informative and a great read.
This book was a fairly intense read so read it when you have time to concentrate.
I do recommend the book to anyone who is interested in world issues as regards spread of infectious disease.
reviewed The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance on + 4 more book reviews
From the back cover:
"Unpurified drinking water. Improper use of antibiotics. Local warfare. Massive refugee migration. Changing social and environmental conditions around the world hae fostered the spread of new and potentially devastating viruses and diseases...."

Not for hypochondriacs.
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Amazing. Scary. A page turner on par with the best King. More frightening because it is reality.

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